# The Criminal Procedure Rules 2025, Rule 8.4: Use of initial details

Extent: E+W

(1) This rule applies where—
(a) the prosecutor wants to introduce information contained in a document listed in rule 8.3; and
(b) the prosecutor has not—
(i) served that document on the defendant, or
(ii) made that information available to the defendant.
(2) The court must not allow the prosecutor to introduce that information unless the court first allows the defendant sufficient time to consider it.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2025/909/rule/8.4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-procedure-rules-2025/rule-8.4
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